Word List: Three-Letter Words (2024)

WordDefinitionabagarment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabricabbyarn used for warpabyto make amends; atone; pay a penaltyaitsmall island in lake or riveralamembranous outgrowth on a plant or animalalblong white robe worn by priestsalksap or resin from turpentine treesalthigh musical toneamaa Japanese pearl-diveranain equal quantitiesardplough used to scratch top surface of soilawnbeard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grainbarunit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeterbeehardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved belunit of noise intensity equal to ten decibelsbistwice; in two placesbotlarva of a botfly that infests horsescepbrown edible mushroomcogsingle-masted, square-sailed ship with raised sterncoldepression or pass in a mountain rangecwmvalley or glendagdirty tatted tuft of sheep's wooldahshort heavy Burmese knifedala dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peasdapto dip gently into water; to fish with a surface flydawsimpleton; bird of the crow familyditpoem; words of a songdolunit for measuring intensity of paindopcopper cup for holding a diamond while cutting iteftagain; afterwardseftnewtekein addition; also; likewiseellold unit of length equal to 45 incheserebeforeergunit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeterethold English letter for voiced 'th' soundfidconical wooden pin used to splice strands of ropefieexpression of disgust or disapprovalfubto put off; to fobfughot; close; smoky state of atmospheregadto wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasuregalunit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per secondgarmild oathgatopening or strait between two sandbanksgibwedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in placegidbrain disease suffered by sheepgiglight two-wheeled one-horse carriagehoccard game, now obsoletehodV-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shouldershoylarge one-decked boatifetropical African fibrous plantiffif and only ifistone who holds to an 'ism'iviTahitian chestnut treejibsmall triangular sail extending from the head of the foremastjowto ring a bell; a stroke of a belljudmass of coal ready for final removaljugsound of the nightingalejuslaw; legal rightkebewe that gives birth to stillborn lambkedwingless fly that feeds on livestockkefstate of dreamy or drug-induced reposekepto catch an approaching object or falling liquidketcarrion; matted woolkexdry hollow plant stalkkifdrug like marijuana smoked in North Africakipskin of a young animalkipunit of weight equivalent to 1000 poundskirdrink of black currant syrup and white winekita small pocket violinkopbank of terracing at a football fieldlacdark red transparent resin used to make shellaclarlocal god of a houseleaarable land left fallow or used for pasturelevmonetary unit of Bulgarialeymystical straight line between features of landscapeluxunit of illumination equal to one lumen per square metermelhoneymewto shed, moult or changemhounit of electrical conductancemilunit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wiremimprim, demuremonJapanese family crestmorhumus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soilmowto make a grimacenebbird's beaknefornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlerynimto steal; to pilferobibroad sash worn with a kimonoordpoint of a weapon; a beginningorfviral infection of sheeportscrap of food; morselpamcard game in which jack of club has highest valuepaxtablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in masspednaturally formed mass or aggregate of soilperthrough; according to; by means or agency ofproin favour of; forpugground clay mixed with waterpuysmall volcanic conepyxbox or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are keptqatleaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulantquain the capacity of rasheadlandrepplain-woven fabric with crosswise ribsretto expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soakingrevto run an engine before bringing it into userianormal drowned valley; long wide creekrocenormous legendary Arabian birdroma gypsy manryacolourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rugsala saltsawsaying or proverbsaydelicate woollen fabricsegstud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wearsicthussuqMiddle Eastern marketplacetajcrown or head-dresstawto prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paringtedto spread grass for dryingtega sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheeptejEthiopian honey-meadtexunit of measurement of fineness of fibres and yarntodold unit of weight of wool equal to 28 poundstogunit of measurement for insulation properties of fabrictonunit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hourtotbone or other object retrieved from garbage piletowbundle of untwisted natural fibrestupram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammertyeinclined trough for washing oreureuse; customvisforce; powervugsmall cavity in a rockwenenormously congested cityweyold measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushelswisto know, to believewyea Y-branching pipe or railroad track arrangementwynold English rune having value 'w'yadrod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following textyagsynthetic diamond made of yttrium aluminum garnetyamposting-house along a roadyawto move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axisyencraving or yearningyeostream or drain used in miningyewto rise, as a layer of froth in a boiling liquidyexto hiccup, belch or spityokpejorative Jewish term for a non-Jewyonyonder; that over there; those over therezekinmate of prison labour campzelform of Oriental cymbalzhocross between a yak and a cowzugwaterproof leather used for boots